Brian Solomon
@falsefuturism.bsky.social
New Mexico born immersive artist and director + re-occurring dreamer.
"Technology is integral to the history of performance... but performance is integral to the history of technology."
Barbara Kirschenblatt-Gimblett
"Technology is integral to the history of performance... but performance is integral to the history of technology."
Barbara Kirschenblatt-Gimblett
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Brian Solomon
@falsefuturism.bsky.social
· Nov 24
This moment was the culmination of 5 years of a massive team effort @ Sphere, and 6 months of my own medaling as the realtime Creative Director for the exterior (Exo) screen —playing a small part in bringing it to life.
We simulated this moon and timed the spin on a physical model + UE5.
We simulated this moon and timed the spin on a physical model + UE5.
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We are not under invasion.
There is no justification for suspending our constitutional rights.
Every single American should speak out against this, loudly and forcefully.
There is no justification for suspending our constitutional rights.
Every single American should speak out against this, loudly and forcefully.
Stephen Miller: "The writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in a time of invasion. So I would say that's an option we're actively looking at."
May 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We are not under invasion.
There is no justification for suspending our constitutional rights.
Every single American should speak out against this, loudly and forcefully.
There is no justification for suspending our constitutional rights.
Every single American should speak out against this, loudly and forcefully.
He makes me proud to be an American. More people like him please. 🙏
April 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
He makes me proud to be an American. More people like him please. 🙏
There was a time early in my life where ‘Meals on Wheels’ was what my grandmother and my mom and I lived off of. These programs are so important for those in need and it’s heart breaking to see anyone challenging their validity to line their own pockets.
www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
Agency for older adults, people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts
In 2022, the Administration for Community Living provided more than 261 million meals to older adults, assistance such as respite care to more than 1.5 million family caregivers, and independent-livin...
www.marketwatch.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
There was a time early in my life where ‘Meals on Wheels’ was what my grandmother and my mom and I lived off of. These programs are so important for those in need and it’s heart breaking to see anyone challenging their validity to line their own pockets.
www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
This makes me so terribly sad.
March 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This makes me so terribly sad.
I’m not saying all has evaporated, just that a few folks were let go from those teams.
March 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I’m not saying all has evaporated, just that a few folks were let go from those teams.
May have technically been more the “software & tools” folks.
March 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
May have technically been more the “software & tools” folks.
I’m not sure the total impact but I know a good amount of them were cut. There’s a few different teams using realtime there.
March 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I’m not sure the total impact but I know a good amount of them were cut. There’s a few different teams using realtime there.
Get ahold of some of the Sphere team (interactive) that were let go recently. All of them are in the area, I could point you to a few if you let me know the general deets of the need.
March 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Get ahold of some of the Sphere team (interactive) that were let go recently. All of them are in the area, I could point you to a few if you let me know the general deets of the need.
I just want a way to build up and manage a queue for them in more of a container based on their learning interests. I’m so surprised at how bad the apps are for this kind of children’s device management.
January 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I just want a way to build up and manage a queue for them in more of a container based on their learning interests. I’m so surprised at how bad the apps are for this kind of children’s device management.
Hyper minimal phone modes are the future. I want like opaque nothing at all simple minimal mode.
Like e-ink level minimal. It’s so much less obtrusive in public and downtime.
Like e-ink level minimal. It’s so much less obtrusive in public and downtime.
January 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Hyper minimal phone modes are the future. I want like opaque nothing at all simple minimal mode.
Like e-ink level minimal. It’s so much less obtrusive in public and downtime.
Like e-ink level minimal. It’s so much less obtrusive in public and downtime.
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A tsunami of bullshit to mask what they are really doing. Which is destroying the infrastructure of the government itself and lining their pockets.
January 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A tsunami of bullshit to mask what they are really doing. Which is destroying the infrastructure of the government itself and lining their pockets.
We have taken the craziest turn you could ever turn.
January 21, 2025 at 5:15 AM
We have taken the craziest turn you could ever turn.
My experience with Apple Intelligence so far.
Me: “hey Siri, Take a few words in this note pad and do something with them”
Apple Intelligence: Challenge NOT excepted. Only a fool would ask for that. You aren’t using my intelligence correctly.
Did you hear Severance is back though?!
Me: “hey Siri, Take a few words in this note pad and do something with them”
Apple Intelligence: Challenge NOT excepted. Only a fool would ask for that. You aren’t using my intelligence correctly.
Did you hear Severance is back though?!
January 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
My experience with Apple Intelligence so far.
Me: “hey Siri, Take a few words in this note pad and do something with them”
Apple Intelligence: Challenge NOT excepted. Only a fool would ask for that. You aren’t using my intelligence correctly.
Did you hear Severance is back though?!
Me: “hey Siri, Take a few words in this note pad and do something with them”
Apple Intelligence: Challenge NOT excepted. Only a fool would ask for that. You aren’t using my intelligence correctly.
Did you hear Severance is back though?!
Glad he’s doing well.
January 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Glad he’s doing well.
So sad I never got to meet you David Lynch. Thanks for everything you created for us over the years. 💙
You were one of a kind.
You were one of a kind.
January 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
So sad I never got to meet you David Lynch. Thanks for everything you created for us over the years. 💙
You were one of a kind.
You were one of a kind.
Day 5000 of trying to force myself to accept blender over maya.
January 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Day 5000 of trying to force myself to accept blender over maya.
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Gather round kids and let me tell you a story about a real technology ban...
January 16, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Gather round kids and let me tell you a story about a real technology ban...
Oh yeah that chopstick-legged vending machine
January 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Oh yeah that chopstick-legged vending machine
Sorry, Kathryn!
I know you all have been going full steam on this. 😞
I know you all have been going full steam on this. 😞
January 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Sorry, Kathryn!
I know you all have been going full steam on this. 😞
I know you all have been going full steam on this. 😞
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Watching major companies like Meta and Amazon roll back their DEI initiatives confirms what we already knew: it was always performative
January 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Watching major companies like Meta and Amazon roll back their DEI initiatives confirms what we already knew: it was always performative
My friend Lydia (one of the amazing artists that makes Sphere Entertainment Co. a reality) just moved into her dream home with her newlywed husband.
Their whole home went up in a flash. They were away and had no time to take anything.
Please donate and pass this along!
gofund.me/637f2f65
Their whole home went up in a flash. They were away and had no time to take anything.
Please donate and pass this along!
gofund.me/637f2f65
Donate to Help Lydia and Ryan Rebuild After the Wildfires, organized by Elena Manker
We are friends of Lydia Demange Berena and Ryan Berena. Lydia and Ryan we… Elena Manker needs your support for Help Lydia and Ryan Rebuild After the Wildfires
www.gofundme.com
January 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
My friend Lydia (one of the amazing artists that makes Sphere Entertainment Co. a reality) just moved into her dream home with her newlywed husband.
Their whole home went up in a flash. They were away and had no time to take anything.
Please donate and pass this along!
gofund.me/637f2f65
Their whole home went up in a flash. They were away and had no time to take anything.
Please donate and pass this along!
gofund.me/637f2f65
We had that same thought with our kids.
They don’t get the hardware either.
They don’t get the hardware either.
January 9, 2025 at 5:25 AM
We had that same thought with our kids.
They don’t get the hardware either.
They don’t get the hardware either.